w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level 1123/22 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Reading October/November 2013 INSERT 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This insert contains the two reading passages. This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (SJF) 91825 © UCLES 2013 [Turn over 2 Passage 1 Electronic Book Readers 1 A new phenomenon
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If you were at a party with people from another planet would you notice? In Neil Gaiman’s short story “How To Talk To Girls At Parties” Enn‚ Gaiman’s main character‚ is trying to come out of this shell and start talking to girls with the help of his best friend Vic‚ whom is very good at talking to girls. Gaiman introduces many girls to the reader but only later the reader finds out that the girls are all from a different planet than the boys. Enn talks to a few of the extraterrestrial girls but the
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Professor Innes Jerry “Sean” Hughes Mid Term Kant vs. Bentham Throughout the realm of philosophy there have been many arguments on the idea of ethics and what motivates human nature and guides our judgments. I will be focusing on two philosophers both of whom tried to answer that question. Jeremy Bentham whose views on what should be used to guide our judgments as to what’s wrong or right have been defined as utilitarianism. Focusing on a different idea using morals and a sense of duty
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n employeee welfaer Note: ---This Project is made with the help of internet and some other books. This is not linked with any organization. This project will help the students to make their assignments and projects. (www.projects99.com) CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1. PROFILE OF THE COMPANY: The Rane brake linings ltd.‚ plant-III launched Punjab. This plant was made on 02.02.1988. In beginning time 130 employees were working that there plant. The plant-3 was occupied
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Amusing ourselves to death‚ was written by Neil postman in the year 1985. A period synonymous with psychedelic visuals‚ Ronald Regan and the television. Initially invented in 1927‚ the television stood the test of time and was widely available in most American households. While others were celebrating a new era in entertainment‚ Postman was worried about the sociological and political effects the television would have on the American public‚ he addressed this concerns in his book. Postman’s main
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In the book Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ the author‚ Neil Postman‚ states that age of television has changed the way we view the world and the way we think. Of the two views presented in the book‚ Postman proclaims that Aldous Huxley’s visions are more applicable today than that of George Orwell’s. Huxley‚ as outlined in Brave New World‚ believed that people‚ too amused by distractions‚ would be made powerless‚ while Orwell‚ in 1984‚ believed that political tyranny would make us helpless. Postman’s
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Kant‚ being a man of reason primarily‚ approaches his philosophy in a scientific manner. To explain‚ he breaks one thing into smaller things. Kant makes observations based on what he sees‚ hears‚ tastes‚ smells‚ and feels (like his three types of friendships). However‚ he does also make some conceptual assumptions (discussed earlier) such as his idea of putting love of humanity before self-love will cause reciprocation of friendship. Unlike Kierkegaard‚ Kant does not focus on religion
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Journal of Applied Psychology 1989‚ m 74‚ No‚ 3‚478-494 Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association‚ Inc. 0021-9010/89/S00.75 Validity of Personnel Decisions: A Conceptual Analysis of the Inferential and Evidential Bases John F. Binning Gerald V. Barrett Illinois State University University of Akron Issues common to both the process of building psychological theories and validating personnel decisions are examined. Inferences linking psychological constructs and
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United States National Guard opening fire into a crowd of peaceful college war protestors. The four killed were Allison Krause (age 19)‚ William Schroeder (age 19)‚ Jeffrey Miller (age 20)‚ and Sandra Scheuer (age 20). Immediately after this massacre‚ Neil Young‚ a war protestor himself‚ composed a song called “Ohio”‚ which later became an anthem known as “Four Dead in Ohio”. This song is a very simple one with a very clear message against the war in Vietnam‚ and against President Nixon. It was not
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Professor Bosco World Politics September 27‚ 2013 Hans J. Morgenthau v. Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant and Hans J Morgenthau were pioneers in their separate schools of thought referring to the nature of world politics. Both men contributed to the important debate on how to best decipher how the many different political players of the world interact with each other and why. In Morgenthau ’s Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace‚ he states that politics
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